Missouri Certified Peer Specialist Basic Training questions with correct answers

Hope is the belief that one has both the _________ and the __________ to engage in the recovery process. CORRECT ANSWER ABILITY and the OPPORTUNITY (Session 1) What do you believe are the 3 greatest barriers to a person's recovery and why? CORRECT ANSWER 1) The symptoms and side-effects of medication or triggers of a behavioral health disorder 2) Negative beliefs that others have about a person with a behavioral health disorder 3) Negative beliefs that the person diagnosed with a behavioral health disorder has about themselves. (Session 1) What is the difference between a treatment goal and a recovery goal? CORRECT ANSWER Treatment Goal - Clinical and usually set by a treatment team. Recovery Goal - Non-clinical and self-directed (Session 1) What are the five ways people often relate to the disabling power of a behavioral health disorder called "five stages in the recovery process?" CORRECT ANSWER Impact of Illness - Overwhelmed Life is Limited - Given In Change is Possible - Questioning Commitment to Change - Challenging Action to Change - Moving Bey